The 2007 Pan American Games torch relay was a 39-day torch run, from June 5 to July 13, 2007, held prior to the 2007 Pan American Games. On June 4, the torch was lit at the torch lighting ceremony in Teotihuacán, Mexico. The flame was then taken by a Brazilian Air Force craft to Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia, Brazil, where the torch relay began.[1][2]
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| Host city | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Distance | 11,000 km |
| Torch bearers | 2,500 |
| Start date | June 5, 2007 |
| End date | July 13, 2007 |
| No. of torches | 500 |
The relay toured through 42 Brazilian cities - each one representing a different country in the Pan American Games. Over 2,500 torchbearers carried the flame over 11,000 kilometers.[2][3] The relay originating torchbearer was Wilson Carneiro, the first Brazilian medalist at the Pan American Games,[4] white the final torchbearer was Naiane Freire da Purificação.[5]
Route edit
1 denotes municipality
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese)
References edit
- ^ "From the Abode of the Gods to the landmark of the Discovery of Brazil". Rio 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Pan American Games Flame is Burning". Around the Rings. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Esporte: Revezamento Da Tocha Pan 2007" (in Portuguese). Textual. Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ Laura Rodrigues (31 May 2007). "Primeiro medalhista brasileiro em Jogos Pan-Americanos abre revezamento da tocha" (in Portuguese). O Globo Online. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Milhares de pessoas recebem com festa a chegada do Revezamento da Tocha Pan-americana ao Estádio do Maracanã" (in Portuguese). Rio 2007. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2019.